Non-refillable bottle.



J. W.-SOOTT. NON-RBPILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

Snow oz John W Scott UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WINFIELD SCOTT, 0F CALEDONIA, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. Soon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Caledonia, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in NonRefillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to bottles, and more particularly to the class of non-refillable bottles.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a bottle in which a valved carton is permanently placed within the neck thereof, so as to prevent the sale of an inferior liquid therein as a substitute for its original contents.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a bottle of this character in which the neck thereof carries a carton or container provided with a valved cage, thereby permitting the contents to be discharged from the bottle, but preventing the refilling thereof after its original contents have been dispensed.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a container or carton of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

IVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through a bottle and its neck, showing the container mounted therein and constructed in accordance with the invention, and also disclosing a cork fitted in the outer end of the neck. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the bottle in inverted position and the cork removed. I ig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the valve cage and guard removed from the container.

Similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates a portion of the body, and 6 the neck of a bottle, said neck being provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913. Serial No. 636,377.

with the usual passage communicating with the body. Permanently fitted within the neck 6 of the bottle is a tubular shell 7 forming a container for a valve and guard, presently described. The tubular shell is provided, near its inner end, with diametrically opposed slots 7, in which is engaged a spring held locking bar 8, the same being embedded within the neck of the bottle, and thereby permanently fastening the shell in the passage in the said neck. Arranged within the shell 7, near the inner end thereof, is a valve seat, comprising a ring-like base 9 having rising therefrom a plurality of outwardly tapering spaced fingers 10, the ring-like base 9 being provided with an annular beveled portion 11 forming a valve seat, against which normally rests a spherical-shaped or ball valve 12, the latter, when displaced from its seat upon the inverting of the bottle, will permit the contents there of to flow from the same, as will be clearly obvious.

Resting upon the ends of the fingers 10 and permanently secured within the tubular shell 6 is a guard, comprising a ring 13 supporting segmental-shaped shield plates 14 and 15, respectively, the same being offset at different levels and are joined through the medium of a central stem or web 16, with their edges overlapping the passage in the neck of the bottle, above the valve, so as to form an indirect passage to the valve and effectually prevent the insertion of any instrument in the neck, whereby the valve may be held off of its seat, and at the same time affording a free passage for the liquid when discharging the same from the bottle.

Inserted in the outer end of the neck 6 of the bottle is the usual cork 18, the inner end of which is contracted, as at 19, to closely fit within the outer end of the tubular shell 7, thereby closing the neck when the bottle is at rest.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a bottle neck, of a tubular shell fitted within said neck, a valve cage located centrally within said shell and comprising a ring-like base forming a valve seat and spaced fingers projecting upwardly from said base and disposed in contacting engagement with said shell and a ball valve normally engaging said seat, a guard arranged within said shell and supported by In testimony whereof I affix my signature said fingers, said guard Icomprising a ring, in presence of two Witnesses.

segmental shaped shielc plates supported l by the upper and lower edges of said ring, JOHN WINFIELD SCOTT the edges of said plates being overlapped in Witnesses:

superimposed relation and connected by an LEROY C. KNAPP,

inclined Web as described. J. M. BARKS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

